General Travel Advisory for Jazz Festival/California State Fair

Date: 8 Feb 2003 19:37:17 -0800
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This is a general advisory for travellers to the Jazz Festival and the
California State Fair
9 February 2003 All travellers should be aware that the United States Government is now
tightening the requirements for entering the United States. The U.S. Government
no longer grants visa waivers. All foreigners MUST have a valid U.S. entry
visa to enter the United States. For travellers from Asia and Australia, Aloha Airlines and Suntrips will
be starting international service from Maui International Airport into
Sacramento International Airport, in addition to the service already being
run by Hawiian Air from Honolulu. Aloha is due to start flights between
Maui and Sacramento, via LAX, in April, and Suntrips will have weekly nonstop
flights starting in June. All travellers transiting Hawaii should be sure that they have the
appropriate transit visas, before attempting to travel to the U.S. via Hawaii.
Even with a valid U.S. entry visas, you can be denied entry into Hawaii, and
onward travel to the U.S., if you dont have the appropriate transit visas.
Citizens of Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Japan, Canada, E.U. countries,
and the U.S. currently do not require visas to enter Hawaii, citizens of all
other countries should check transit visa requirements before attempting to
transit via Hawaii. The Sacramento Jazz Festival will take place May 22-26 in Sacramento, and
the State Fair will be taking place August 15th to September 1st of this year.\ Travellers should be aware that becuase of the state budget crisis, the
costs to attend the fair will be much higher this year. General admission will
be going to $9 this year, and parking will be $8. Carnival wristbands (all days)
will be $20, all days.